2020 21 NFHS SWIMMING AND DIVING RULES POWERPOINT

2020 -21 NFHS SWIMMING AND DIVING RULES POWERPOINT National Federation of State High School Associations Rules Changes Major Editorial Changes Points of Emphasis

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS (NFHS)

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS § NFHS (located in Indianapolis, IN – Est. 1920): • National leader and advocate for high school athletics and performing arts programs. • Serves 51 state associations, 19, 500 high schools and 12 million student participants. • Writes playing rules for 17 high school sports for boys and girls. • Offers online education courses for high school coaches, officials, parents, students and others. • Ensures that students have opportunity to enjoy healthy participation, achievement and good sportsmanship in education-based athletics. www. nfhs. org

NFHS RULES REVIEW COMMITTEE § The NFHS Rules Review Committee is chaired by the chief operating officer and composed of all rules editors. After each committee concludes its deliberations and has adopted its recommended changes for the subsequent year, such revisions will be evaluated by the Rules Review Committee. Davis Whitfield Chief Operating Officer Lindsey Atkinson Girls Lacrosse and Volleyball Bob Colgate Football and Sports Medicine Sandy Searcy Softball, Swimming & Diving, and Water Polo Elliot Hopkins Baseball and Wrestling Julie Cochran Cross Country, Gymnastics, Field Hockey and Track & Field James Weaver Boys Lacrosse and Spirit Theresia Wynns Basketball and Soccer Dan Schuster Ice Hockey www. nfhs. org

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS § The NFHS writes playing rules for 17 sports for boys and girls at the high school level. • Publishes 4 million pieces of materials annually. www. nfhs. org

2020 NFHS SWIMMING AND DIVING RULES CHANGES

Rule Change PARTS OF THE POOL 1 -1 -1 § The end wall is the vertical portion of the pool, contiguous surface of the deck and overflow gutter, the front of the starting block or platform, or the touchpad at the end of the course. www. nfhs. org

Rule Change PARTS OF THE POOL 1 -1 -1 § Open spaces on the side of the blocks or the open space of the gutter are not considered part of the end wall. www. nfhs. org

Rule Change MEET MANAGEMENT 1 -4 -5, 1 -4 -6 § A dive round is the completion of one dive by each participant. § A dive session is a series of dive rounds culminating in a break. www. nfhs. org

Rule Change OTHER RULES AFFECTED 9 -2 -1, 9 -4 -1 d § Practice dives are only permitted during specified warmup times prior to each session. § In championship meets, the dives to be performed during each session of championship competition are as follows: www. nfhs. org

Rule Change OTHER RULES AFFECTED 9 -4 -2, 9 -4 -4, 9 -4 -5 § The number of qualifiers for each session of competition is the predetermined number of divers with the cumulative highest score for all rounds of competition. § After the preliminary session, the number of qualifiers shall be four more than the number of places to be scored. § After the semifinal session, the number of qualifiers shall be equal to the number of places to be scored. www. nfhs. org

Rule Change UNIFORMS 3 -3 -3 NOTE, 3 -3 -4 c § NOTE: The FINA mark and/or individual barcode and/or the USA Swimming approved check-mark logo on certain suits designating that the suit has been approved for FINA and/or USA Swimming competition is not considered to be a second manufacturer's logo nor a form of advertising. Such suits with a FINA marking and/or check-mark, if otherwise legal, shall be legal for NFHS competition. www. nfhs. org

Rule Change UNIFORMS 3 -3 -3 NOTE, 3 -3 -4 c § Suits with a FINA marking and/or the USA Swimming approved check-mark logo, if otherwise legal, shall be legal for NFHS competition. www. nfhs. org

Rule Change TIMING AND JUDGING 6 -3 -2 § The official time is the time registered by touchpad, button(s) or stopwatch(es) when the swimmer completes the race. The order of finish shall be determined by integration of the official time for each lane. www. nfhs. org

Rule Change TIMING AND JUDGING 6 -3 -4 § The backup system shall be operative for all races but shall be used only for lanes in which the automatic equipment malfunctions or time is not properly recorded. www. nfhs. org

Rule Change DIVING CONTESTANTS 9 -3 -3 § Entries by Individuals - A diver officially becomes a participant when: a. in championship meets, the official entry card/scoresheet bearing that diver's first and last name, event and school affiliation is submitted at the time and place specified by the meet manager; www. nfhs. org

Rule Change DIVING CONTESTANTS 9 -3 -5 § Diving Scoresheets - Each diver shall submit a diving scoresheet, signed by both the contestant and the coach on the lines provided for those signatures, which includes the number, written description, position, degree of difficulty (with the number and degree of difficulty of the voluntary dive(s) circled or otherwise clearly identified), and order in which the dives will be attempted for all levels of the competition, preliminaries through finals. www. nfhs. org

2020 NFHS SWIMMING AND DIVING MAJOR EDITORIAL CHANGES

Editorial Change TIMERS 4 -9 -2 § A head lane timer shall determine if the swimmer has touched the finish end (or touchpad if automatic timing/judging equipment is used) and, for the 500 yard/400 -meter freestyle, shall keep a written tally of the number of laps completed by the swimmer in that lane. www. nfhs. org

Editorial Change GUIDELINES FOR OFFICIATING SWIMMERS WITH DISABILITIES - APPENDIX B www. nfhs. org

Editorial Change GUIDELINES FOR OFFICIATING SWIMMERS WITH DISABILITIES - APPENDIX B www. nfhs. org

2020 NFHS SWIMMING AND DIVING POINTS OF EMPHASIS

Points of Emphasis COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE REFEREE AND TABLE § Referee must establish a line of communication with timing system operator and meet management software operator. § Meet prior to the contest to discuss responsibilities: • starts and finishes; • number of laps completed; • entry limits; • discrepancies between touchpad and backup times; • Order of finish. www. nfhs. org

Points of Emphasis ESTABLISHING THE OFFICIAL TIME § Legal finish - when first point of contact is: • Touchpad - that time shall be official; • Touchpad but a malfunction is determined - integrate backup time with results from other lanes; • End wall – utilize backup system and other available data points to verify backup system is accurate (order of finish, times in other lanes, etc. ). www. nfhs. org

Points of Emphasis DIVING ENTRIES § Two-step process for a championship meet: 1. Entry as diving participant 2. Submission of scoresheet www. nfhs. org

Points of Emphasis SIGNALS FOR OFFICIATING SWIMMERS WITH DISABILITIES § Updated images of official signals; § Specific accommodations for visually and hearing impaired; § State associations may establish official training; § Accommodation questions can be addressed with NFHS. www. nfhs. org

NFHS OFFICIALS EDUCATION

Officiating Swimming & Diving Course Objectives Units - Understand the roles of professionalism, rules knowledge, and communication and how they help ensure a fair meet. - Elements of Professional Development - Know how to consistently identify swimming violations in each type of event. - Judging Practicum - Learn the elements of a proper dive and how to score dives appropriately. - Officiating Swimming - Officiating Diving Unlimited access to course for 1 year from the date of purchase Approved by NFHS for 3 course clock hours

NFHS CENTER FOR OFFICIALS SERVICES (COS) ssearcy@nfhs. org

2020 NFHS SWIMMING AND DIVING RESOURCES

NFHS SWIMMING AND DIVING PUBLICATIONS The Rules Book, Scorebook and other swimming and diving materials can be ordered online at www. nfhs. com, or by calling 1 -800 -776 -3462. www. nfhs. org

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